Jason Throws a Rock at the Giants (Cette moisson va son semeur chercher a fer tranchant...), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece"

René Boyvin|Leonard Thiry

1563 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Plate 12 of 26. The giants born from the dragon's teeth kill one another, in the background Jason picks up a rock. One of a set of illustrations to the Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or, published in Paris in 1563 and engraved by René Boyvin based on drawings by Léonard Thiry. Jason, the famous hero of antiquity, sets off on a quest to find the Golden Fleece which leads him to meet Medea with whom he has a love affair ending in tragedy.

Artist

René Boyvin|Leonard Thiry

Date

1563

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008